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Government Offices of the Regions: Costs

Volume 688: debated on Friday 26 January 2007

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much the Government Office for the East of England has spent on internal administration in each year since its creation; and what is this figure expressed as a percentage of its total budget in each relevant year. [HL1137]

The Government Office for the East of England has spent the following amounts, to the nearest thousand pounds, on internal administration in the years since 1995:

1995-96

£6,113k

1996-97

£6,169k

1997-98

£6,271k

1998-99

£6,269k

1999-2000

£7,005k

2000-01

£7,542k

2001-02

£8,632k

2002-03

£9,356k

2003-04

£12,842k

2004-05

£15,076k

2005-06

£13,296K

This covers all running costs including staff costs, accommodation etc.

The Government Office manages directly or indirectly programme funds, which forms only one element of the office's role in the region. The office also has a key role in negotiating and brokering local area agreements and regional strategies, for example. Programme funds which are managed directly have been formally delegated to the GO in recent years. Internal administration as a proportion of this total budget is:

2003-04

5.6 per cent

2004-05

7.1 per cent

2005-06

5.1 per cent